Key points
- Four ducks in Asia Cup 2025
- Nine ducks overall in T20Is
- Joined three consecutive ducks club
DUBAI: Pakistan’s left-handed batter Saim Ayub recorded an unfortunate milestone with a three-ball duck against Bangladesh in a crucial ACC Men’s T20 Asia Cup 2025 Super Four encounter at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
The 24-year-old, who had already been dismissed for a duck in all three of Pakistan’s group-stage fixtures — against Oman, arch-rivals India, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) — was unable to reverse his poor run in the ongoing eight-team tournament.
Ayub was removed by Mahedi Hasan on the fourth ball of the second over, miscuing a flighted delivery straight into the hands of Rishad Hossain at mid-on.
This latest duck marked his fourth in the Asia Cup 2025 and his ninth overall in T20 Internationals, moving him past former captain and renowned all-rounder Shahid Afridi in the list of most ducks by a Pakistani player in T20Is — a list currently topped by out-of-favour middle-order batter Umar Akmal.
Star batter Babar Azam, Mohammad Hafeez, and Kamran Akmal are tied in fourth place on the list, each with seven ducks.
Most ducks for Pakistan in T20Is:
- Umar Akmal – 10 ducks in 84 matches
- Saim Ayub – 9 ducks in 47 matches
- Shahid Afridi – 8 ducks in 98 matches
- Kamran Akmal – 7 ducks in 58 matches
- Mohammad Hafeez – 7 ducks in 119 matches
- Babar Azam – 7 ducks in 128 matches
Earlier in the tournament, Saim Ayub also became the 62nd batter in men’s T20Is to collect three consecutive ducks — a list which also includes fellow Pakistanis Mohammad Hafeez and Abdullah Shafique.
Abdullah holds the unwanted record of most consecutive ducks in men’s T20Is, with four.
